Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| December 2018 |
January 2019 |
Standard error1 | December 2018 to January 2019 | January 2018 to January 2019 | December 2018 to January 2019 | January 2018 to January 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| Population | 442.2 | 441.9 | ... | -0.3 | -3.0 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 257.9 | 262.4 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 227.7 | 232.5 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 189.6 | 196.5 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 38.1 | 36.0 | 1.9 | -2.1 | 2.6 | -5.5 | 7.8 |
| Unemployment | 30.2 | 30.0 | 1.9 | -0.2 | -7.1 | -0.7 | -19.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 59.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.7 | 11.4 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.5 | 52.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 126.7 | 126.9 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 83.5 | 83.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 75.5 | 75.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 64.3 | 64.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 11.2 | 11.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.6 | 0.0 | -12.5 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 3.8 | -7.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 9.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 59.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 802.3 | 803.0 | ... | 0.7 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 493.8 | 499.2 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 459.0 | 465.1 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 378.0 | 381.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 81.0 | 83.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 34.8 | 34.2 | 2.4 | -0.6 | -6.2 | -1.7 | -15.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 62.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 628.5 | 628.9 | ... | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 383.7 | 386.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 351.4 | 355.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 300.2 | 304.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 51.2 | 50.8 | 2.4 | -0.4 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 32.3 | 31.6 | 2.0 | -0.7 | -2.8 | -2.2 | -8.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 56.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,017.7 | 7,023.3 | ... | 5.6 | 65.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,533.5 | 4,544.1 | 15.5 | 10.6 | 39.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 4,283.2 | 4,299.6 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 38.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 3,473.6 | 3,492.1 | 21.5 | 18.5 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 809.7 | 807.5 | 19.6 | -2.2 | 33.1 | -0.3 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 250.3 | 244.5 | 13.4 | -5.8 | 1.2 | -2.3 | 0.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,998.7 | 12,021.3 | ... | 22.6 | 227.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,717.3 | 7,789.3 | 20.2 | 72.0 | 193.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 7,300.5 | 7,341.9 | 19.9 | 41.4 | 170.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 5,936.7 | 5,970.7 | 28.5 | 34.0 | 114.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,363.9 | 1,371.2 | 26.0 | 7.3 | 56.2 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 416.7 | 447.4 | 16.3 | 30.7 | 23.4 | 7.4 | 5.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,029.8 | 1,031.2 | ... | 1.4 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 695.1 | 696.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 15.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 653.3 | 657.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 15.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 532.5 | 527.2 | 3.8 | -5.3 | 15.4 | -1.0 | 3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 120.8 | 130.5 | 3.5 | 9.7 | -0.4 | 8.0 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 41.8 | 38.6 | 2.2 | -3.2 | 0.3 | -7.7 | 0.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 887.1 | 887.5 | ... | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 613.2 | 610.1 | 2.5 | -3.1 | 8.3 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 579.0 | 576.2 | 2.5 | -2.8 | 7.9 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 474.7 | 472.3 | 3.4 | -2.4 | 5.1 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 104.3 | 103.9 | 3.1 | -0.4 | 2.8 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 34.1 | 33.8 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 0.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 64.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,493.9 | 3,498.9 | ... | 5.0 | 51.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,501.7 | 2,495.7 | 9.6 | -6.0 | 6.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 2,341.9 | 2,326.4 | 9.9 | -15.5 | 10.7 | -0.7 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 1,919.0 | 1,904.4 | 13.9 | -14.6 | -14.4 | -0.8 | -0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 422.9 | 422.0 | 12.6 | -0.9 | 25.2 | -0.2 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 159.8 | 169.3 | 8.1 | 9.5 | -4.4 | 5.9 | -2.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 71.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,058.5 | 4,063.7 | ... | 5.2 | 60.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,652.6 | 2,668.6 | 10.2 | 16.0 | 61.7 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 2,535.5 | 2,544.2 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 61.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 1,984.9 | 1,971.0 | 15.9 | -13.9 | 20.8 | -0.7 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 550.6 | 573.2 | 14.8 | 22.6 | 41.1 | 4.1 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 117.1 | 124.4 | 8.0 | 7.3 | -0.2 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0287-03 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0087).
Table note 1
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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